ICOS report is meaningless.
US forces have eliminated thousands of Taliban fighters too.
Now explain to me that which strategically important region is under control of Taliban?
And ISAF forces do lurk in regions where Taliban activities are at their peak.
You make it sound like as if ISAF controlled regions are under constant siege from Taliban?
Pakistani GHQ itself has been targeted by terrorists. Does this means that terrorists control Pakistan?
Negotiations are in the best interest of all stakeholders in Afghanistan. Otherwise, civil war will continue and many more people will die. Get the picture now?
You should understand that to achieve victory in Afghanistan, Taliban has to take Kabul.
Kabul is the main 'nerve centre' of Afghanistan. Kabul, as the capital, is the hub of political, educational, economic, diplomatic and military activity.
ISAF actually controls all locations of strategic importance in Afghanistan. This is the most important thing.
Please stop promoting this nonsense. It is getting old.